FEELY, Patrick
(Service number 62953)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. FEELY (mother), 33 Regent Streert, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 32nd Reinforcements Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 21 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 December 1967 | Age | 71 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of James and Mary FEELY, of Timaru. hIS Brothers Joseph and Patrick ALSO served in WWI. Patrick FEELY married Margaret Catherine. The 1914 roll book from Timaru Technical School has an entry for Patrick Feely of Regent St, Timaru, His occupation was given as “plumbing” and his age was given as 17 years and 6 months. His date of birth was listed as August 1896.
Members of South Canterbury RSA in attendance at funeral.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 October 2014]; Headstone image Timaru Cemetery (Timaru District Council) [24 October 2014]; Timary Herald, 7 December 1967 (Timaru District Library) [24 October 2014]; Timaru Technical School Rolls (SCRoll web submission from J James, Mountainview High School, 8 April 2015)
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